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The day after the game, fans can easily find the news of the Mavericks' victory in most sports and basketball-related sections, whether it is online media or traditional media.

However, for the fans, the fact that the Mavericks won is no longer news.

From November 20 when Yiyang broke out and scored 25 points, 13 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals to help the Mavericks beat the Pistons until now, all the fans have seen is the news of the Mavericks winning. Among them, the Mavericks even defeated the Thunder, Spurs and Heat three top teams.

This time the Mavericks just defeated the Jazz, who was at odds with the generals again. What is there to be excited about?

But in this overwhelming news of winning, there is a kind of speech that was discovered by the fans and spread quickly.

This remark did not refer to the entire Mavericks team, but it was related to Yiyang, a popular player of the Mavericks team.

"Experts predict: Yiyang will hit the rookie wall in the next game."

"The rookie wall is coming, and Yiyang has been targeted by many teams."

"Former Charlotte Bobcats strength and conditioning coach Kurt Hales: The rookie wall is not a myth, and his performance in the next game will continue to decline, and he may spend a lot of time breaking through the wall."

Overnight, the remarks about Yiyang meeting the rookie wall were immediately hyped by the major media as the only news about the Mavericks.

As the team with the best record in the current league, the Mavericks have very little news worthy of hype. The Mavericks have always been low-key and calm, and their players are rarely caught on the sidelines with any tidbits worth hyping.

Dirk Nowitzki going to a nightclub for fun? Obviously he wouldn't do that. Kidd is entangled with a certain woman again? He is almost 40 years old and he will not be so stupid anymore. Terry? Terry is indeed a ruffian, but there is really little news about this guy off the court.

For such a "tight" team, if the media wants news, they must take the initiative!

Coincidentally, Yiyang was completely overwhelmed by Deron Williams in the last match, and it was obvious that several defensive tactics that Sloan set up against Yiyang were very successful. These phenomena undoubtedly gave reporters from all walks of life a firm foothold in their theories about the "Rookie Wall".

"Every team has a video analyst, don't underestimate him, this is a very important position! The current Heat coach Spoelstra is a video analyst. In this position you are responsible for collecting A comprehensive analysis of every player in every game in the league. The more samples, the more thorough the analysis. Therefore, for rookies who have not played many games, it takes some time to accumulate research on them. The current performance is also It’s true. The video analysts and coaches of each team already know that he is difficult to deal with, so they will study him more deeply. Which side is more efficient after he gets the ball, and which position makes him feel the most uncomfortable when he gets the ball. How Carlisle will run in a certain play, these things, these things, may now be fully controlled by analysts and coaches of many teams. The more you perform, the opponent will know you better, that is for sure. So After the rookie players are thoroughly studied, coupled with the physical problems brought about by the extremely intensive NBA schedule, it is inevitable for rookies to hit the wall."

This is one of the articles, experts' "evidence" that Yiyang has hit the rookie wall. Looking at these very reasonable analysis, more and more Mavericks fans are beginning to worry about whether Yiyang's performance will continue to decline.

After all, for a rookie player, when suddenly faced with a schedule that is more than three times that of college, their mental and physical fitness will collapse a little. Coupled with the in-depth research of opponents, many rookies will indeed have a period of "hitting the wall".

Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian also encountered the problem of the rookie wall back then. Yao Ming broke through that wall, but Yi Jianlian was blocked by the rookie wall. It can be seen that although not every rookie will face the problem of the rookie wall,

But players facing the rookie wall are not alone.

"Okay, stop reading him those damn articles! What a rookie wall, it's a thing made out of nothing. Why do some people hit the rookie wall and others don't? So, forget it!" See Terry in training Chang was discussing some articles about the rookie wall with Yiyang in a joking tone, and Carlisle also reprimanded him loudly, which was rare.

Although he knew that Terry was not malicious, he just wanted to have a joke with his little brother. But Carlisle is also very clear that as a rookie player whose mind is not yet fully mature, he is easily influenced by outside remarks.

It's possible that you don't have any problems yourself, but if there are too many people talking about you, you will start to be suspicious, whether you are really in trouble. Over time, the problem will really lie with the rookies.

"Okay, boss, I'm just joking with him. Hey, forget about those shitty remarks, what kind of rookie wall, I've never come across it." Terry smiled and patted Yiyang on the shoulder.

"You? You spent your entire rookie year inside the wall! You certainly don't have any rookie wall experience."

"Hahahahaha." Kidd's joke made the training ground laugh again.

Carlisle shook his head, hoping that Yiyang can achieve a good performance in the next game.

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On December 13, the Mavericks continued to play at home. Today, their opponent is the Milwaukee Bucks with a record of only 9 wins and 13 losses.

Faced with a team like the Bucks, almost everyone agrees that the Mavericks are about to win their 13th game in a row. But few people have discovered that the Bucks, which have won two consecutive victories recently, are in excellent condition.

For the Bucks, there is one person named Yiyang that is often mentioned. This guy is none other than Yiyang's matchup today, Brandon Jennings.

Jennings, like Yiyang, is a player under Bill Duffy's banner, and they are both part of Duffy's rejuvenation plan.

It was because of this relationship that Jennings greeted Yiyang before the game started. But the relationship between the two was limited to this. After the game started, neither Yiyang nor Jennings would show mercy just because they had the same manager.

In the first quarter of the game, the Mavericks scored a score of 25 to 15. The Bucks, the second-to-last in the league, seemed to have no ability to fight the Mavericks at all.

But from the beginning of the second quarter, the situation changed suddenly. The Bucks began to look for opportunities outside the three-point line. Most importantly, the Bucks players really scored goals today!

Jennings fired at Yiyang several times. Although one of the shots was missed, the core guard of the Bucks still shot 4 of 5 three-pointers.

The former Magic point guard Kenyon Dooling, who has been almost forgotten by people, is also very surprising in his accuracy from beyond the three-point line today.

With 3 of 4 shots, During also experienced the feeling of becoming a star tonight.

The fiery touch of these two people quickly spread to the whole team, and the Bucks' three-point firepower was fully fired, and it continued until the end.

In the end, when Reggie Miller, who was explaining the game, got the technical statistics, he was taken aback. In this game, the Bucks made 69.2% of their three-pointers! You must know that their free throw percentage is only 70%!

Even if Miller is a well-known legendary shooter in NBA history, the performance of the Bucks outside the three-point line today is still too magical for him. After so many years of explaining the game, Miller is the first time he has seen a team that can shoot three-pointers at the same rate as free throws.

For this exaggerated three-point shooting percentage, the Mavericks had no choice but to swallow the defeat, ending their long 12-game winning streak.

Although the game was lost, everyone knows that it was not because the Mavericks lost the chain. They did a good job on the defensive end, but the Bucks were so lucky. The Bucks can also make many seemingly disturbed three-pointers, and there are even several three-pointers that are head-on. Being able to shoot three-pointers at a rate close to that of free throws, even the Bucks coach Scott Skiles said bluntly after the game that this way of winning may only happen once in his life .

The Mavericks finally lost, but to people, it's nothing to be surprised about. There are as many as 82 games in the NBA regular season, and occasionally lose, there is nothing to be nervous about. Losing the burden of winning streak, the Mavericks may have an easier time going on. What's more, the loss of this game was not caused by the Mavericks' poor state.

The loss of the Mavericks is nothing to hype, but for Yiyang, today he allowed Jennings, who is feeling hot, to score a double-double of 23 points and 10 assists, but he only made 5 shots and hit 4 goals, only 11 Scored 6 assists and 3 rebounds.

This huge contrast undoubtedly made the theory of the rookie wall stand firm!

In fact, the reason why Yiyang didn't take many shots today was because Carlisle, who was eager to equalize the score, let Yiyang hit the ball more into the hands of Nowitzki and Terry.

Yiyang is not the kind of player who cares about his statistics. He resolutely implemented Carlisle's tactical arrangement, so he didn't leave much chance for himself to attack.

But the media doesn't care about this, data is the only thing they look for.

"Yi's performance continued to decline, and the pressure on this wall has become more and more serious for him. This time, facing Jennings, he actually let the opponent get a beautiful double-double with ease. I think, next For more than half a month, it will be very uncomfortable for Yi!" After the game, countless remarks surrounded Yiyang, as if this guy hit the rookie wall, which has become a real reality.

Under the ferocious offensive of such remarks, many Mavericks fans can't help but worry. It's not that they don't trust the No. 3 pick, but his performance in the two games is there.

But Yiyang himself, he didn't feel any panic. rookie wall? Yiyang doesn't want to discuss it, or even talk nonsense about it. I am not blocked by anything, it's just that those guys who are not optimistic about themselves hope that they will be blocked.

But want to stop this stubborn guy with just a few words? I'm afraid, it won't be that easy...

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